The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, Charl Van zyl & BRANDON VAN ZYL crossed the line in 1:23:17: 137th of 325 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Johannesburg I ran slow: the 135 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 7:01 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:06v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:43v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:57v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:49v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:00v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:49v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:51v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 5:51v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men's teams who finished.